Iran guards target U.S. airbase, oil prices jump
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a U.S. airbase after what they described as an early morning U.S. attack near Bandar Abbas, and a U.S. official said the U.S. military launched strikes on an Iranian military site believed to threaten U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic. The exchanges pushed Brent up $3.51 to $97.8 a barrel and U.S. WTI up $3.31 to $91.99, reversing earlier declines tied to a possible U.S.-Iran deal. Analysts said supply remains constrained, and API data showed U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.8 million barrels, the sixth straight weekly decline ahead of delayed EIA data.
Oil prices rose sharply after reported U.S.-Iran air strikes
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A reported U.S. strike near Bandar Abbas preceded Iran's response targeting a U.S.…
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